Jessica Carter

Jessica Carter (born 27 October 1997) is an English football midfielder who plays for Chelsea.

Jess Carter
Jessica Carter playing for Chelsea in November 2019
Personal information
Full name Jessica Carter
Date of birth (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997
Place of birth Warwick, England
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder , Defender
Club information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 7
Youth career
2004–2013 Warwick Junior
2013 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Birmingham City 67 (1)
2018– Chelsea 13 (0)
National team‡
2014 England U19 3 (1)
2016 England U20 3 (0)
2016– England U21 5 (1)
2018– England 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2019[1]
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 May 2017

Early life

As a youth, Carter captained the Warwick Juniors to the County Cup championship.[2] In June 2013, she joined the Birmingham City Academy.[3]

Playing career

Club

In March 2014 at the age of 16, Carter made her debut for Birmingham City in a match against Arsenal in the first leg of the 2013-14 UEFA Women's Champions League quarterfinal. She was subsequently named player of the match.[4]

International

Carter has represented England on the U19 and U20 national teams.[5][6][7] During her debut for the England U19 team, she scored against Norway.[8] Carter was called up to the senior England squad for a qualifier against Kazakhstan and made an appearance, replacing Lucy Bronze, in the 77th minute as England won 5-0.[9]

Outside of football

Carter is in a same-sex relationship with her Chelsea teammate Ann-Katrin Berger.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 11 May 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League League Cup[lower-alpha 1] FA Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Birmingham City 2014 FA WSL 120202040200
2015 1407020—230
2016 1604010—210
2017 70—00—70
2017–18 1813020—231
Total 6711607040911
Chelsea 2018–19 FA WSL 13 0 6 0 2 0 3 0 24 0
Career total 80 1 22 0 9 0 7 0 115 1
  1. Includes the FA WSL Cup
  2. Includes the FA Women's Cup
  3. Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League

References
  1. "Jessica Carter". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  2. Includes the FA Women's Cup
  3. Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
  4. "Debut delight for Jessica Carter". Birmingham City Football Club. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. Callow, James (5 April 2014). "Williamson leads England U19s to victory over Denmark". England FA. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. "Brandrick is a proud man after Carter's England debut". Leamington Courier. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. "England Under 20 Squad Announced". FA WSL. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. Veevers, Nicholas (31 January 2014). "Thriller at SGP as Women's U19s draw with Norway". England FA. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. uefa.com. "Women's World Cup - Matches – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
  10. "Jess Carter on learning German". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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